Team Budweiser from Duluth took home the first
place honors at the 2003 MRPA Burnsville State Tournament. They were undefeated beating Roseville 5-0, the Sheep 4-1 and PT
Dirt in a close final game 4-3. The Sheep lost to PT Dirt 3-6 but won the
3rd place game 4-1 against team Roseville. The Sheep had many new chants
at this tourney, but the tried and true: "Party Party Sheep!
BAAAAA!" was still the best. Ann even brought a team mascot this
time! Joe Ziegenfuss and Jessi Nikko led the scoring with 4 points each on
the day. Joe had 3 goals and 1 assist and Jessi had 4 assists. Matt
Lindquist and Mike Pfriem were close behind with 3 points each. Ann
Novitske and Jodi Grack each added a point of their own. Stacy Grochowski
played excellent defense in her very first Sheep experience. Thanks
Stacy! The Sheep did
well against two very good A/B-level teams and kept each game within 3
goals. Play of the game goes to Pfriem for getting a 2-minute high
sticking penalty less than 10 seconds into the game! And it was AT LEAST A
FOOT over his shoulder!

Regular Season
Results

Sheep

7-0

Ice Breakers

4-1 and ?

Big Fish

2-5

Sharks

2-3 and ?

Custom Research

1-3 and ?

Best Buy

0-4 and ?

Week 1

6:15 pm, Ice
Breakers over Big Fish 5-1.

7:15 pm, Sheep
over Sharks 9-1.

CRI and Best Buy
both have a bye.

Week 2

All games were
canceled due to poor ice conditions.

Week 3

6:00
pm, Ice Breakers over Sharks by forfeit.

7:00
pm, Big Fish over Custom Research by forfeit.

8:00
pm, Sheep over Best Buy 10-0.

Week 4

6:00
pm, Sheep over Ice Breakers 8-4.

7:00
pm, Sharks over Custom Research.

8:00
pm, Big Fish over Best Buy.

Week 5

6:00
pm, Sharks over Big Fish 4-2.

7:00
pm, Ice Breakers over Best Buy.

8:00
pm, Sheep over Custom Research 8-3.

Week 6

6:00
pm, Custom Research over Best Buy 5-1.

7:00
pm, Sheep over Sharks 5-0.

8:00
pm, Ice Breakers over Big Fish.

First Blood from the
Sacrificial Lamb!

Kathleen was the sacrificial lamb
in week six when she took a stick in the mouth from the opposing goalie.
She was diving for the lose ball in front of the net and the goalie's stick
caught her in the mouth - reminiscent of an injury by a Sheep opponent two weeks
ago. Kathleen managed to get off the ice by herself and for some reason,
the play was never stopped. Maybe because the ref couldn't find his
whistle in his pocket. Kathleen suffered a bruised and cut lip, but
luckily no major dental problems. My bet is that we see her with a face
mask this weekend. The Sheep won the game handily scoring 5 points while
shutting out the Sharks. Brian had 2 goals, Chaffee had one and Jessi had
the final goal. Scott had a small flurry of shots that he blocked
including a hard pass back from the Shepherd. This weekend the Sheep head
to Burnsville for a C-level state tournament.

Week 7

6:00
pm, Sheep over Big Fish 4-2.

7:00
pm, Best Buy and Sharks?

8:00
pm, Custom Research and Ice Breakers?

Sleeps With the Fishes

The Big Fish were wishing they were inflatable after week
seven's game in the Hopkins league. They couldn't keep from sinking when
they met the undefeated Sheep on the snow-covered rink. Basic broomball
was out the door. This was a track meet combined with a soccer game.
Quick legs were important, as were quick passes. Nothing fancy on the ice
for this game. The Sheep won the game 4-2 thanks to an incredible pass
from Scott to Jodi and a coast-to-coast run up the rink, around 3 Fish and past
the unsuspecting goalie. That goal turned out to be the game winner, and
yes, Scott THE GOALIE got his first career Sheep points! Go Scott!
On another note, the Shepherd ended up running full stride into the subbing door
that was unlatched. He lost that battle as he fell to the ice
in a heap. Investigators are still working to find out who left the door
unlatched. For now, they aren't saying much, but they haven't ruled
out foul play. The Shepherd was heard to say: "Make no mistake
about it, I will have my justice."

The Sheep just couldn't pull out a
win at the 2003 coed C state tournament in Brainerd. In each game, they
came up one goal short. The Sheep pulled the goalie with 2 minutes to go
in all three games, but could not get one past the opposing goalie. On the
flip side, they didn't give up any open netters either. They lost to
Coors/Terry's 2-3, Pro-Care 2-3 and Lot Sots 1-2. The Lot Sots lost to
Grizzley's in the Championship. Brian had a great tourney, accounting for
4 of the 5 Sheep goals. Jessi had the 5th one. Stacy Grochowski gets
the "Player of the Tournament" for continuously shutting down
the opponent's fast breaks and doing a great job of controlling the ball on the
point. A big thanks to Janis Stephan for putting on the Sheep jersey for
the first time! Janis had an assist in the tournament, but more
importantly, she partied like a true Sheep.

The Sheep did live up to their Party
name. Brian and Matt hit the bar scene with players from Team Thunder on
Friday night and worked on their impressions of Al and his "Let's Go"
dance. Rumor has it, the moon was nearly full that night. The Sheep
returned to "Zorbas on the Lake" for more fun on Saturday night.
The band was great, the place was packed with broomballers and the Shepherd won
$5 for Quinn at the Hammer game. The Sheep convinced Sarah, the night
watch at the hotel, to let them into the hot tub after hours and the festivities
lasted until around 4 am when Sarah started cutting the muffins for breakfast.

The Sheep didn't win, but they
partied like no other team.

PARTY PARTY SHEEP!
BAAAA!

The 2003 Coed C MN State
Tournament marked Scott Dahl's retirement from indoor broomball and he was
awarded a "Sheep Achievement Award" for all the games he played, all
the shots he blocked and all the bruises he suffered as a Party Sheep.
Scott played 71 games as a Sheep and his record is 41-27-3! #1 Scott
Dahl. Thanks Scott!

2003
Sheep Broomball Stats.

These
stats include all regular season games, Winter Carnival games, Burnsville state
games, Brainerd state games and Colorado Springs games. They have been
added to the lifetime stats on the Sheep
broomball history page.